LHC seeks record of petitions against Facebook
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday sought till May 10 a complete record of all previous petitions filed against American social network website Facebook for holding blasphemous contests.
Justice Azmat Saeed passed this order on a petition, seeking a permanent ban on accessing Facebook website in territorial limits of Pakistan for again holding an objectionable and blasphemous contest “2nd Annual Draw Muhammad Day-May 20, 2011”.
The petition has been filed by Mohammad & Ahmad, a public interest litigation company, through its Chairman Mohammad Azhar Siddique advocate. Azhar pleaded to the court that due to holding of fresh competition, SHO Civil Lines Police Station be directed to register a criminal case under Section 295-C and other relevant provisions of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) against the perpetrators.
Petitioner has sought directions for the federal government to stop display of material with respect to blasphemy of any religion or Holy Prophet on Facebook and all other such websites in Pakistan.
He said the government be directed to establish a permanent authority, having legal status, who would monitor such objectionable activities across the world, so that blasphemy of the Holy Prophet should be banned forever, including the holy personalities of all religions.
He requested that Facebook and all similar websites be permanently blocked or banned in Pakistan for airing, placing and visualising caricatures of the Holy Prophet (PBUH). The court observed that blasphemy of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) in any case would not be allowed.
Source: The News
Date:5/6/2011
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